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CARD EXHIBITING DEVICE.

Patented Feb. 17,1891.

TH: nonnls Pneus co.. mom-m zens ot' the United ot California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oarddxhibiting Devices; and we do ing to be a full, clear, the invention, such skilled in the art to which vmake and use the same, reference being had part of this specification.

less belt or chain for carrying and ing an endless belt Jfor their surfaces.

a front view of an apparatus embodying' our improvement. the interior of the mechanism. Fig. 3is a top view with the upper portion of moved to expose the mechanism.

is a detail view ing cards.

At its upper end said belt bearings so that it may purpose.

maras JOSEPH lV. FAVKES, SR., AND JOSEPH YVESLEY FAWKES, JR., OF BUR- BANK, CALIFORNIA.

CARDWEXHIBITING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,439, dated February 17, 1891.

Application filed J une 28,1890.

To @ZZ whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that we, J osuPH W. FAwKEs, Sr., and JOSEPH WESLEY FAwxns, J r., citi- States, residing' at Burbank, in the county of Los Angeles and State hereby declare the followand exact description of as will enable others it appertains to to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a Our invention relates to an improved endexhibiting cards and a card-exhibiting device compris` carrying cards upon In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is Fig. 2 is a front view showing the case re- Fig. et is a vertical section in line a h of Fig. 2. Fig. 5

of the endless belt for carry- A is the case inclosing and forming a su p- A is a space in the lower portion or base ot' the case.

B is the endless belt for carrying cards.

the apparatus and has one side turned toward the front of the case. At its lower end extends around a driven roller O is a vertical rotating the right of the belt B cylinder located at and having upright be turned on the vcrtical axis.

E is a motor located within the space A and is suitably geared to the cylinder O. The drawings show bevel-gears E and C for this The motor drives these gears, and

the latter turn the cylinder O.

Instead of locating a motor E within the case, power may be led to the cylinder O in Serial No. 357,062. (No model.)

any suitable manner. The cylinder O is to be covered with cards which are to be displayed, and the wall of the case in front of said cylinder is to be of glass, so that the cards upon said cylinder can be seen. D isa similar cylinder located at the left side of the belt and also mounted in vertical bearings.

To the upper end of the axle C2 of the roller C is applied a bevel-gear O3, and extending horizontally across the upper portion of the case to a point above the upper end of the cylinder D is a shaft O5, bearing the Abevelgear Ot and meshing into the bevel-gear O3. At the opposite end of said shaft O5 the latter supports a bevel-gear C", meshing into a bevel-gear D, mounted upon the axle D2 of the cylinder D. By this means motion is transmitted from the cylinder O to the cylinder D, and if the motor E turns the former the latter must also turn.

On the axle B3 of the roller B2 is mounted a spur-gearBt, which meshes into a similar spur-gear B5, mounted upon the shaft C5. By this means motion is transmitted from the cylinder O to the roller B2 and the belt B, so that while the cylinders O and D are rotating on their vertical axes the endless belt is moving vertically and bringing its various portions successively to view. These three members might be coupled together in the base of the apparatus in lieu of the top; but we have found that by placing these connections at the top the relative size of the top and base may be made more harmonious.

AAll of the portion of the case in front of the belt B may be glass, so that the cards upon the front of the belt can be seen by per' sons in front of the case, or the case in front of said belt may be opaque and a magnifying-glass F located in the front wall of the oase at a suitable height from the base. lVhen the magnifying-glass is used, all the printed matter or views upon the various cards supported by the belt will be enlarged, according to the power of said magnifying-glass. Said belt may be a single broad band of the full width of the rollers B and B2, or it may consist of two smaller bands suitably connected and each having secured toit one end of each card. Fig. 5 shows said belt composed of two sprocket-chains, and the roller B2 provided IOO with sprockets for engaging said chains. Said figure also illustrates means for receiving and holding the cards G. If the cards are secured to the belt by their edges, they are bent in going over the rollers, and if the edges are left free the cards warp, so that they catch as'tlie belt progresses, and portions of each card are taken out of the focus of the magnifying-glass.

II is a bar extending transversely over and secured to the belt. Bars ll are extended across and secured to thebar Il at right angles to t-he latter. 'lhe ends of the bars Il are turned forward and toward the bar II to surround the edges of the card G, and the outside of the outer bars H may also be turned forward and toward the middle ofthe bar II over the ends of the cards G.

T he bars 1I and II constitute a 'frame for the cards G, which frame is secured to the belt only along the middle line of sai-d fra-me, which is at right angles to said belt, and it is obvious that this frame Will not be strained or twisted when turning over the rollers of the belt.

Instead ot' making the wall of the case A above and below the magnifying-glass F opaque, said portions of the wall may be of ground or other sight-obstructing glass, which will render the cards ont of the range of the magnifying-glass F invisible, but will admit additional light upon the card behind the glass F.

XVe have found in practice that the belt B may be operated without the idle lower roller B the belt being merely suspended from the l upper roller B2.

'We claim as our invention-d l. The combination of the endless belt B, means for supporting said belt, the cylinders C vand D, located at opposite sides of said belt and in a plane substantially parallel to the faces of said belt, and driving mechanism arranged in suitable relation to said belt and cylinders, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of the endless belt B, means for supporting said belt, the cylinders C and D, located at `opposite sides of said belt and in a plane substantially parallel to the jfaces of said belt, and the case A, surrounding said belt and cylinders, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination of the endless belt B, extending around rollers B and B2, and the cylinders C and D, located at opposite sides of said belt and in a plane substantially parallel to the faces of said belt, a ease A, surrounding said belt and cylinders, and a motor E, located Within said case and in communication with said belt and cylinders, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination of the endless belt B, extending around rollers B and B2, and cyli-nders C and D, located at opposite sides of said belt, a case A, surrounding said belt and cylinders, said belt and one of said cylinders being geared to lthe other of said cylinders, and means for imparting motion to one of said cylinders, substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination of the endless belt B, extending around rollers B and B2, and cylinders C and D, located at opposite sides of saidv belt, a ease A, surrounding said belt and cylinders, said belt and one of said cylinders being geared to the other of said cylinders, and a motor E for driving one of said cylinders, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a card-exhibiting apparatus, the combination ofthe case A and the four members-- to Wit, belt B, a roller B2 for supporting said belt, and cylinders C and D-loeated within said case at the sides of said belt, said roller and cylinder being geared to each other, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a card-exhibiting apparatus, the combination of the case A, the four members-to Wit, belt B, roller B2 for supporting said belt, and cylinders C and D-loeated Within said case at opposite side of said belt, said roller and cylinder being geared to each other, and a motor located Within said ease and connected with one ot said members, substantially as shown and described.

8. In a card-exhibiting apparatus, the combination of the case A, rotary cylinders C and D, located Within said case, an endless belt located between said cylinders, and a roller for supporting said belt, said ease having a glass Wall in front of said cylinders and a magnifying-glass in front of said belt, substantially as shown and described.

9. In a card-exhibiting apparatus, the combination of the ease A, rotary cylinders C and D, located Within said case, an endless belt located between said cylinders and a roller for supporting said belt, said case having a glass wall in front of said cylinders and a magnifying glass in front of said belt, and a motor located within said case below and connected With said belt and cylinders, substantially as shown and described.

10. In a card-exhibiting apparatus, the combination of the case A, rollers B and B2, belt B, extending around said rollers, gear B4 upon the-axle B3 of the roller B2, cylinders C and D, located on opposite-sides of the belt B, gear C3 on the cylinder C, gear D on the cylinder D, shaft C5, supporting the gear C, meshing into the gear D, the gear C4, meshing into the gear C3, and means for imparting motion to the train of mechanism composed of the parts mentioned, subst-antially as shown and described.

11. In a card-exhibiting apparatus, the combination ot' the case A, rollers B and B2, belt B, extending around said rollers, gear B4 upon the axle B3 of the roller B2, cylinders C and D, located on opposite sides of the belt B, gear C;3 on the cylinder C, gear D on the cylinder D, shaft C5, supporting the gear C, meshing into the gear D the gear C",

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meshing into the gear G3, and a motor located within the loWer portion of the case to iin part motion to the train of parts mentioned, substantially as shown and described.

l2. In a cardeexhibiting apparatus, the coinbination, with a card-carrying belt, ot' a cardreceiving frame secured to said belt only along the middle line of said frame, Which is at right angles to the length of said belt, and means for supporting and driving said belt, substantially as shown and described.

13. In acard-exhibiting apparatus, the combination, with a card-carrying belt, of a bar Il, applied and secured transversely to said belt, and card-holding bars ll', applied over said bar Il, substantially as shown and described.

14. ln a card-exhibiting apparatus, the coin bination, with a card-carrying belt, of a bar ll, applied'and secured transversely to said belt, bars ll', crossing` and secured to said bar H at right angles, the outer of said bars ll.2 having their ends and outer sides turned toward t-he bar Il, and the intermediate bars ll having their ends turned toward the bar ll, substantially as shown and described.

l5. An endless card-earryingbelt composed ola pair of sprocket-chains, a card-receiving frame secured to said belt only along the middie line of said frame, which is at right angles to the length of said belt, and means for supporting and driving said belt, substantially as shown and described.

16. An endless card-earryingbelt composed of a pair of sprocket-chains, bars Il, applied and secured transversely to said sprocketchains, and bars l'l, crossing and secured to said bar ll and having turned edges fer engaging the edges of the cards, substantially as shown and described.

17. In a eard-exhibitin g apparatus, the combination of an endless belt B, means for supporting said belt, cylinders C and D, located at opposite sides of said belt, means for driving said belt and cylinders, a case A, surrounding said belt and cylinders and having ordinary glass in front of said cylinders, and a magnifying-glass and sight-obstruct ing glass in front of said belt, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures, in presence of two Witnesses, this 9th day of June, 1890.

JOSEPH W. FAWKES, SR.

JOSEPH WESLEY FAVKES, JR. -Witnesses:

W. M. URBEE,

JN0. C. REID. 

